Public Affairs / Outreach Specialist

About the Role

Graham Technologies is seeking a Public Affairs / Outreach Specialist to develop and coordinate communications, multimedia content, stakeholder outreach, events, and public-facing materials for a Federal program. The specialist will ensure communications are accurate, consistent, professionally produced, and released through established review and approval processes. Location: San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communication, public affairs, stakeholder-engagement, and outreach plans.
• Create and maintain content calendars for announcements, social media, industry engagements, events, and recurring communications.
• Draft articles, talking points, fact sheets, presentations, correspondence, announcements, and executive briefing materials.
• Produce and edit digital graphics, photography, video, web content, and other multimedia products.
• Coordinate virtual and in-person events, industry engagements, outreach sessions, and stakeholder meetings.
• Manage event schedules, invitations, registration, logistics, speaker support, materials, and post-event follow-up.
• Coordinate technical fact-checking, editorial review, branding review, accessibility review, and final approval before release.
• Prepare spokespersons and Government leaders with briefing books, talking points, media guidance, and presentation support.
• Monitor outreach effectiveness and provide metrics, lessons learned, and recommendations for improvement.
• Maintain organized libraries of approved communications products, templates, imagery, and source materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with relevant public affairs, communications, outreach, multimedia, journalism, marketing, or event-management experience, or at least five (5) years of directly relevant professional experience.
• Experience developing written and visual communications for varied audiences.
• Experience coordinating events, stakeholder engagements, or public-facing activities.
• Experience managing review and approval workflows for official communications.
• Active Secret clearance.

Skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and virtual-event platforms.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite or comparable graphic-design, photography, video, and publishing tools.
• Experience supporting Federal public affairs, technology communications, industry engagement, or mission-focused outreach (desired).
• Experience providing media training or executive communications support (desired).

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related discipline (desired).
• Accreditation in Public Relations, Certified Meeting Professional, Adobe certification, or related credential (desired).

Benefits

• Four Weeks of Accrued PTO in the First Year
• Eleven Paid Federal Holidays
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Annual Employer Contributions
• Flexible Schedules
• Reimbursements for Continued Education and Training

About Graham Technologies

Founded in 2007, Graham Technologies is a consulting services firm passionate about delivering tailored solutions that meet our clients' needs and maximize the value of their investments. We achieve this by providing top-notch professionals across the IT industry. Our team embodies integrity, commitment, and reliability, which are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of support for our employees—the lifeblood of our business. At Graham Technologies, we've built a family-oriented environment where team members are encouraged to maintain a healthy work-life balance, pursue their passions, and grow professionally.

Our core values define who we are:

• Value our Customers
• Care about our Employees
• Passionate about Innovation
• Believe in a Strong Work Ethic
• Rely on Teamwork
• Integrity Matters